They just hired the 1st female assistant coach! If you dont count Sheed. Ha ha. He is such a B itch!

Please explain why hiring a female asst coach puts the rest of the league to shame. Are you suggesting the other teams should feel ashamed for not hiring a female? A ridiculous headline.

If you truly want the NBA et al to be inclusive of all color, race, creed, gender etc, then people shouldnt make a big deal of the first female, black, gay anything. The more attention & special treatment, the more it sticks out like a sore thumb.

I didnt like when Jane Kennedy was the first female TV announcer for the NFL years ago. It was big news and she was put under tremendous scrutiny for it and took a lot of $#*+. Now its normal stuff and nobody even notices. The way it should be.

The world is different now in that regard. There's no shame if Bird hires Jabbar as an asst instead of Hammons. By stating such youre painting yourself as a goofy, idiotic person thirsting for the cause of the day to get behind, a reason to be outraged and a sly way to inform everyone how open & fair minded you must be. I equate it to some people I spoke with when Obama first ran for president, inquiring of their rationale for voting for him. Shockingly, some wanted me to know they werent racist, as if that was a reason to vote for a president. Your headline seems to encompass that same spirit

Everyone should stand on their own merits and pointing out its a female or gay or whatever takes away from it... and Im sure anyone expressing dislike for the Hammons hire will quickly be labeled Mysogynistic. Is that what youre aiming at??